Wildflowers: Yellow flowers

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  1. Nadia White Rock

    Nadia White Rock Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Yellow flowers in Glacier National Park.
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    In BC or in Montana? Being about 300 km away from each other the parks may have different native vegetation.
     
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    Nadia White Rock Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Montana, Two Medicine Lakes, this one with leaves looks the same (to me)
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    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Heuchera, there are several species in Montana.
     
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    Nadia White Rock Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Thank you. Heuchera cylindrica, maybe
    can it be Elmera racemosa?
     
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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Yes, of those I have seen myself it would be an Elmera - I couldn't remember the genus name earlier. Heuchera belongs to a set that has undivided (or missing) petals, whereas Elmera falls in with another grouping that shares divided or lobed petals (specifically 5-7-lobed with Elmera). That the petals of your plant are lobed can just be made out in your second photo - when asking about wild plants it is a good idea to include close views that permit fine anatomical details to be seen.
     
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    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Elmera doesn't occur in Montana, Idaho or southeastern BC.
     
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    Which takes us back to Heuchera cylindrica. And which is what it actually looks like anyway - (apparently then what your picture is showing is separate petals instead of lobed petals, another example of why good close views are called for with questions like this):

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    OK, Heuchera cylindrica is perfect. This is my Elmera racemosa, Yellow Coralbells from Mount Rainier, leaves are very the same, but Montana is too far from Mount Rainier...
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